Ozaukee County, WI - Photo Gallery - Cedarburg 1946-1964: Chapter Twohttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx
Thu, 21 Mar 2019 13:02:57 -0600Ozaukee County, WI - Get the latest additions to photo galleryen-usCedarburg Millhttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1948
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0600Since its construction, the mill has enjoyed the status of a landmark, designating the center of the Cedarburg community. The building now houses the Landmark Supply Company. http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1948/635319108000000000The Washington Househttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1949
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0600At the time of the photo, the Guse Drug Store, the Cedarburg Building & Loan Association and Doctors O.J. and O.W. Hurth occupied the 1st floor. The Sieben Insurance Agency, Vera’s Beauty Shop and apartments the 2nd floor, and the Masonic Lodge on the 3rdhttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1949/635319108000000000Hickmann's National Foods & Lumpe Electrichttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1950
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0600At this point in time, Hickmann’s Variety Store occupied what had been Jochem’s Grocery Store and later became the Ben Franklin Store. The Chocolate Factory now occupies the lower level of this building. The National Food Store later became the Guse Drug.http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1950/635319108000000000Armbruster Jewelershttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1951
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0600Armbruster Jewelers has long been a fixture along Cedarburg’s Washington Avenue. The present store was built in 1908, and it remains much the same as when it was originally constructed.http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1951/635319108000000000How Much is that TV In the Windowhttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1952
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0600Armbruster Jewelers was the first business in town to sell televisions, and they used their window to promote the new inventions.http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1952/635319108000000000Saint Francis Borgiahttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1953
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0600http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1953/635319108000000000Trinity Lutheran Churchhttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1954
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0600http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1954/635319108000000000Advent Lutheran Churchhttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1955
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0600Advent Lutheran Church was constructed in 1909 to accommodate the first congregation in Cedarburg to use English in their religious services. The church has been expanded twice since this photograph was taken.http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1955/635319108000000000Advent Lutheran Church Fund Raiserhttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1956
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0600A fund drive headed by Robert Schroeder, Sr., Rev. Karl Brockhaus, Merlin Rostad, and Edwin Jochem, was initiated to help pay for the first addition to the church.http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1956/635319108000000000First Immanuel Lutheran Schoolhttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1957
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0600Students enrolled in First Immanuel Lutheran School attended classes in this building located behind the church on Cleveland Street in the 50s. A larger school was later built on Evergreen Boulevard.http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1957/635319108000000000First Immanuel Lutheran Churchhttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1958
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0600First Immanuel Lutheran Church, constructed in 1891 on the corner of Cleveland and St. John, was remodeled around mid-century. Enlargement of the alter area required the partial demolition of the existing sanctuary wall.http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1958/635319108000000000Cedarburg Methodist Churchhttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1959
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0600The Cedarburg Methodist Church was organized, and this building was erected, in 1905. A new Methodist Church was later built on Evergreen Boulevard, and this building became the home of Ozaukee Baptist Church in 1960. Mill Street had not yet been built.http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1959/635319108000000000Lehmann Brothers Hardwarehttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1960
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0600The Lehmann Brothers Hardware store was built in 1874 by C.W. and Julius Lehmann and was later operated by C.C. and Martha Lehmann. Subsequently, it became the Baumann & Hoffmann Hardware Store and is now occupied by Beyer’s Coast to Coast Hardware.http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1960/635319108000000000Wirth's Department Storehttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1961
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0600Wirth’s Department Store was said to be the largest department store in the county. This building was erected in 1870 and a large addition was built in about 1948. The store was operated by the third generation of the Wirth family.http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1961/635319108000000000IGA Foodshttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1962
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0600An IGA Grocery was one of several departments which occupied the first floor of Wirth’s Department Store 40 years ago.http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1962/635319108000000000Dry Goods and Shoeshttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1963
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0600In addition to groceries, dry goods, men’s clothing and shoes were sold on the first floor of Wirth’s. "Utz" Wirth managed the shoe department. Women’s and children’s clothing could be found on the second floor.http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1963/635319108000000000Wirth's Shoe Departmenthttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1964
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0600http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1964/635319108000000000Wirth's Service Departmenthttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1965
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0600Besides shoes, dry goods, and groceries, Wirth’s Department Store also sold appliances and farm implements. Edgar Wirth was in charge of the service department and is pictured with the other department employees.http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1965/635319108000000000Wirth's Service Department Interiorhttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1966
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0600http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1966/635319108000000000Cedarburg Grade Schoolhttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1967
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0600In the late 40s Arthur Webster was the principal and 8th grade teacher. There were 11 other teachers and 400 pupils at the time. A fence had been erected to keep the children away from the interurban tracks visible in the foreground.http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1967/635319108000000000Cedarburg High Schoolhttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1968
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0600The 1908 high school building was replaced with a new facility located on Evergreen Boulevard in 1955.http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1968/635319108000000000Groth Hardwarehttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1969
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0600The Groth Hardware store was built by H.G. Groth and was later operated by Henry G. Groth, Jr. The building now houses Marline’s General Store.http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1969/635319108000000000Vacancyhttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1970
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0600This building, located just south of Groth Hardware on Washington Avenue, was unoccupied when this picture was taken. However, at various times it served as a funeral home and a furniture store. It is now occupied by Tomaso’s Pizza ‘N’ Pub.http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1970/635319108000000000Grundke Residencehttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1971
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0600John Grundke, the son-in-law of Cedarburg founder William Schroeder, built this Washington Avenue landmark as a residence for his family. Since its acquisition by the Cedarburg Mutual Insurance Company, the building has undergone substantial renovation.http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1971/635319108000000000Bannenberg Funeral Homehttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1972
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0600Originally constructed as the residence of one of the owners of the Wittenberg Woolen Mill, this imposing building on the northwest corner of Washington Avenue and Bridge Road served as the Bannenberg Funeral Home around mid-century.http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1972/635319108000000000Central Dry Goodshttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1973
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0600http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1973/635319108000000000Central Dry Goods Windowhttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1974
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0600http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1974/635319108000000000Window Shoppinghttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1975
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0600http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1975/635319108000000000Window Shoppinghttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1976
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0600Forty years ago, Cedarburg merchants used their display windows to promote their newest merchandise and to publicize their low prices. Alston’s Department Store attracted customers with their reasonable priceshttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1976/635319108000000000Union House Hotelhttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1977
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0600The Union House Hotel was constructed in 1883 by John C. Kuhefuss and his father.http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1977/635319108000000000The Interurban Stationhttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1978
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0600The Interurban Railroad provided passenger service between Port Washington and Milwaukee for over 40 years. The station on Center Street became the Colonial Photography Studio after service was discontinued and functioned as such until recently.http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1978/635319108000000000The Interurbanhttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1979
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0600The Interurban ran along the western edge of Cedarburg until 1948. The first major subdivision, Westlawn, was built in the field to the right in 1953 and 1954.http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1979/635319108000000000All Aboard the Interurbanhttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1980
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0600The Interurban provided a popular method of traveling to and from Milwaukee. Trains composed of 1-3 cars were used, depending upon the number of passengers expected. Even so, some riders occasionally had to stand, as shown in this photograph.http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1980/635319108000000000City Hallhttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1981
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0600The City Hall building on Mequon Street was erected in 1908 and served multiple purposes. http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1981/635319108000000000Power Planthttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1982
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0600The Light and Water Commission’s creekside power plant was constructed in 1926 and generated electricity for Cedarburg residents and businesses for many years. Since the diesel-powered generators were removed, the building has remained vacant.http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1982/635319108000000000Old Water Towerhttp://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1983
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0600Situated atop a hill along Bridge Road just east of downtown Cedarburg, this water tower served the needs of the community for many years.http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Gallery.aspx?PID=1983/635319108000000000